Question for WOMEN?????

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7 pound weight...we did the biggest loser and I hated weighing the weeks Aunt Flo was here...I paid AT LEAST 5 dollars those weeks...

I gain anywhere between 5 and 8 pounds starting the week leading up to TOM and the first 3 days of TOM. Then I pee all day for a couple of days and it all falls off. I also find that about d24 of my cycle I become constantly famished, even if I'm eating incredibly healthy, filling meals. No matter what I do, all I want to do is eat, so I up my water intake to try to keep my stomach more full. It doesn't always work, but then usually once the weight falls off I end up to the negative again. It was frustrating when I was on Weight Watchers because it kept me from ever reaching maintenance (it actually bumped me out of maintenance 3 months in a row before I finally quit WW).

Isn't the human (woman) body a wonderful thing?!?! lol

Yes unfortunately....4-6 lbs and it stays with me for about 10 days...before, during, and a little after.

I also get migraines real bad during that whole time and my doctor said it's mostly due to water weight. He offered to give me a prescription for it (basically a water pill with more punch than an over the counter) but I would have to take it every day, not just during those 10 days...I passed because I didn't want to have to deal with the side effects of it.

So there is something you can take to ease the water weight gain, but I don't think it's worth the side effects.

Yes! I gained exactly 4 pounds a few weeks ago...so frustrating. I was pretty bummed about it until I reminded myself that I stay within my calorie range and do the exercise. I can trust the science of moving more and eating less! Within a few days everythng went back to normal...yours will too.

Yes but it doesn't last...it DOES go back down once my body is back to normal again. It's annoying but nothing we can do about it! We're retaining water and lots of other fun things! **gag**

I guess my question is are you guys on a birth control? I am, and I don't really have this issue. Or not that I have really noticed!? I absolutely do not lose during TOM, but I don't notice a substantial weight gain.

Detailed question because I always wonder: Do you guys weigh with/without products in/on or just try to weigh when you put on fresh in the morning? I am very picky about how I weigh...

Im on birth control ( a pill).. I stay the same for 3 weeks on the pill, only losing up to a lb or 2 if lucky, then TOM comes and I drop 4-5 lbs, and it stays down. I just weigh my self in the am after freshening up..

I always gain weight during my period usually 2-3 lbs. I take excedrin menstrual pills to relive the bloating and I don't drink any carbonated beverages. Try that and see if it helps keep that weight down.

i usually gain a little weight (about 2-3 lbs) but i typically equate it to bloating....i personally skip recording me weight the week that i am on my cycle